All 8 Uses

liability
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Mr. Amburgh was vice president of my holding company and has a working knowledge of my assets and liabilities.
p. 30.2 *

liabilities = debt and other financial obligations
He was particularly curious about Mr. Russell Amburgh, described in the handwritten will as once the vice president of Seth's holding company and the man with the knowledge of the assets and liabilities.
p. 72.9
In his will he writes that you have a good knowledge of his assets and liabilities.
p. 74.9
Two years earlier, his firm had spent $200,000 on a product liability case, and lost.
p. 493.7 *

liability = legal responsibility
There are no liabilities, Mr. Brigance.†
p. 75.1
There was nothing liquid about his balance sheet, but when his liabilities were subtracted from his assets, there was an impressive figure for his equity.†
p. 102.5
In a few months we'll submit to the court an accounting and inventory of all your father's assets and liabilities.†
p. 111.3
Once the executor is in place, you and he will begin the task of locating assets and identifying liabilities.†
p. 154.6

Definitions:

(1) (liability as in: she is a liability to our cause)
any negative trait or thing that creates a problem
(2) (liability as in: liabilities on the balance sheet)
the cash value that an accountant would place on things that are owed; or the things owed
(3) (liability as in: legal liability)
legal obligation or responsibility (that can result in lawsuits)
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
Much less commonly, and typically found in classic literature, liability can be a noun form of liable, meaning something has a tendency to happen.